Country Brinjal Chutney

Ingredients

• • Red chillies - 6
• • Violet brinjal - ¼ kg
• • Tamarind (soaked & extracted) - big lime size
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Urad dal - 1 teaspoon

Method

• 1. Cut brinjals into very fine pieces and soak it in water to prevent discolouring.
• 2. Strain the water and fry brinjals using enough oil.
• 3. Stir fry properly until raw flavour of brinjals are lost and transfer it to a plate.
• 4. In the remaining oil roast mustard, urad dal and red chillies.
• 5. Allow all roasted ingredients to cool thoroughly and grind it together with salt and tamarind.
• 6. Add brinjals at the end and grind to a coarse paste.
• 7. Serve with idli, dosa, chapati varieties.